Have you checked with Honda?

Ghislain

"Sergey" <aaa@bbb.com> wrote in message news
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> Ghislain: not that I am aware of. That would be nice though.
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> And sorry, I meant to say the recall work was done on 11/11/2004.
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> Sergey
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> "Ghislain" <ghislaing@teksavvyDOTcom> wrote in message
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>> My '01 TL behaved like that until the transmission failed with a burned
>> clutch pack at 48,000 kms (30K miles). Wasn't your warranty extended to 7
>> years or 100K miles?
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>> "Sergey" <aaa@bbb.com> wrote in message news
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>>> Hello All
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hoping to get some opinions on something that troubles me about my car's
>>> behavior .
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> It's a 2003 Accord EX V6 Automatic. It's been through the transmission
>>> recall repair on the 2nd gear on 12/11/04 (reason for recall - the gear
>>> didn't get enough lubrication and was prone to breakage and seizing)
>>> where they installed an oil jet kit to provide extra lubrication for the
>>> 2nd gear.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Driving in usual 'light to light' suburban traffic, I started noticing a
>>> rather jerky shift from 1st to 2nd. Usually it happens when I am stuck
>>> behind somebody in traffic, and can't rapidly accelerate, so this
>>> specific shift occurs around 2,000 RPMs. Seems like my not applying more
>>> gas, creates an 'unclean' shift that causes the car to kinda jerk and
>>> leap forward a bit as shifting occurs. When I am able to accelerate more
>>> rapidly, shifting is smoother. I also noticed that this is more
>>> symptomatic in cold weather when the car has been sitting out for a
>>> while. If the car ran for a while and is warmed up, it doesn't seem to
>>> happen. Level of transmission fluid is as it should be.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I don't remember this being the case when I originally got this car
>>> almost 2 yrs ago. In fact, I was pleasantly surprised by how smooth the
>>> shifting was compared to my 1995 Accord LX V6 which I replaced with the
>>> car in question. It had 17k miles on it at the time of recall repair and
>>> when I asked the service advisor if required inspection of the gear
>>> revealed any damage, he didn't answer my question directly, but rather
>>> said it's only a problem on cars with 70-80k miles and with mine it's
>>> more of a preventive measure.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Maybe it's my perception, but I think the jerky shift began after the
>>> recall work. Chicago's cold temperature also seems to be a factor, but I
>>> am fairly certain it hasn't happened in previous 2 winters.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Before I go back to the dealer and ask them to check it out, I wanted to
>>> get some feedback from the experts in the group and see if anyone
>>> noticed anything similar or can give me some advice on what to try or
>>> what to arm myself with against what dealer might call 'normal'
>>> behavior.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Any feedback is much appreciated.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>>
>>>
>>> Sergey
>>>
>>>
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